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The Bottom Line: The Future of the Car Industry

10/11/2016

The Future of the Car Industry

BBC Radio 4 - The Bottom Line, The Future of the Car Industry

The future of the car industry - is it driverless? Evan Davis and guests discuss.

Evan Davis and guests explore how car manufacturers are joining forces with 'ride hailing' companies, like Uber, and why the future might be driverless.

The future of the car industry. How car manufacturers are joining forces with "ride hailing" companies like Uber and why the future might be driverless. Evan Davis and guests discuss. 

Disruptive technology has made seismic changes to several business models: think Apple iTunes and the music industry or Netflix and our television viewing habits. It seems that the car industry might be next. Unlike their predecessors, car manufacturers are joining forces with the technology companies. Google with Ford, Uber with Volvo, General Motors with Lyft, pooling their expertise and resources. Joining Evan Davis on the programme are three guests who will talk about the hopes and fears for the industry and what this will mean for the rest of us.

GUESTS

Georg Ell, Director, Western Europe, Tesla Motors

Matteo de Renzi, CEO, Western Europe, Gett

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Dr. Eberhard Zeeb, Senior Manager, Function and Software Driving Assistance, Daimler 

Producer: Julie Ball.

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